The Giants’ safety room is deeper than it was a year ago, but that does not make the job secure. Jevon Holland and Tyler Nubin are the names sitting on top right now, yet training camp should not be treated like a formality for either one.
Big Blue View took a close look at the position this week, and the takeaway is simple: Holland and Nubin are the starters for now, not forever. That is the kind of setup that can either sharpen a defense or expose it. For the Giants, it is a little awkward and probably exactly what camp needs.
Holland arrived on a three-year, $45.3 million deal last offseason, and the production did not match the price tag. In 2025, he had one interception and five pass breakups over 512 coverage snaps.
His PFF grade landed at 58.4, which placed him 51st among 65 qualifying safeties. That is not a collapse, but it is also not the kind of output a team expects from a player paid to be more than ordinary.
He was not a disaster. But he also did not consistently look like the kind of safety who changes games, and that matters when the contract is sitting there in plain view.
Nubin’s case is different, but the questions are real. The Giants drafted him because of the playmaking he showed in college, yet his NFL work has been uneven.
The concerns are familiar enough: angles, range, and not enough ball production. That is enough to invite pressure once camp opens.
Then there is the rest of the room, which makes this more than a two-man conversation. Jason Pinnock brings experience in an aggressive system, while Ar’Darius Washington adds flexibility on the back end. Neither one should be locked out of the conversation just because the depth chart looks tidy in June.
That is why this should be a real battle, not a staged one. If Holland looks like the veteran the Giants paid for and Nubin takes the next step, the defense should settle in quickly. If one of them stumbles, Pinnock or Washington ought to be ready to take advantage.
The Giants have enough talent here to be better. But at safety, reputation should not buy anyone a job. They have a month to make this uncomfortable, and they should.
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